Long-term dietary quality and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis in women

Objectives To evaluate the association between long-term dietary quality, measured by the 2010 Alternative Healthy Eating Index, and risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in women. Methods We prospectively followed 76 597 women in the Nurses' Health Study aged 30–55 years and 93 392 women in the Nurses' Health Study II aged 25–42 years at baseline and free from RA or other connective tissue diseases. The lifestyle, environmental exposure and...